, 1887-04-21
Boston Wants Relief from tho
Comm lssiOn.
nore Three Per Cent Bonds to
be Called In.
A Chapter Upon the Canadian
Fishery Muddle.
APPOINTM ENTs.

APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, April 2O.-The presi-
dent made the following appon tments
to-day: Samuel +. Bigelow, OF New
York, to be United States attorney for
the district of New Jersey; Henry F..
Merritt, of Illinois, to be- United States
consul at Chemitz.
BEFORE THE COMMISSION.
Representatives Of large number Of
business interests Centering in Boston
were present in the room of the inter.
state commission this morning and
the hearing Of their argument occupied
the greater part OF the day. William
H. Lincoln, agent OF the line Of trans
Atlantic steamers, said under oath that
the whole business of Boston, both
local and export was involved in this
matter Of change in rates, which the
inter state commerce bill brought into
effect. Boston was the second port
Of the country in amounts of exports
and imports. This trade had all
been built up on the basis
of equslity with New York
on rates. New York's advantage in
spite Of this equality was such that
the average rate of ocean freight dur
ing last season had been from u penny
to q pehny and half in her favor.
This question is of such importance
that he had cabled his people in Liver
erpool to delay the sending of a steam
ship which is about to sail, until the
lines that had done the same. The
through rate from Chicago to Liver
pool to-day was less than the local
rate from Chicago TO Boston. Other
complaints were of about the same
nature. The commissioners have
made no intimation as to what their
action may be.
ANOTHER CALL.
It is expected that another call for
three per cent. bonds will be made in
few days. There are now outstand-
ing SO 9,824 600 three per cents. of
which SIG ,491 900 are held by national
banks; 81, 1926, 700 by residents Of the
United States and $1,000 by foreign
residents.
Attorney General Garland has
reaffrmed his opinion that the
secretary of the treasury does not pos
sess the power of remission in the
case of the American schooner San
Diego seized for taking seals at Alaska
seal islands in violation of law.
THE PIsHINo TROUBLE.
Tho subject matter of the dispatch
from England in regard to the Canad-
ian fisheries complications is not ex
acuy news in diplomatic circles, the
same proposition having emanated
from Canadian sources some time ago.
Well informed persons incline to the
opinion that the offer referred TO in the
cablegram has been thus indirectly
and unofiicially made as a "feeler" to
ascertain in advance of an actual tend
er, how such proposition would be
received by the American people. AS
the representative of the United States
on the commission that negotiated the
treaty of Washington and Halifax the
commission, which fixed the award
made to England for the use of Can
adian inshore fisheries, expressly de-
MED that the privilege accorded to
United States vessels OF fishing in Can
adian waters was more valuable than
the commission made to Canadian
fishermen Ct like privilege in the waters
Of the United States and free entry OF
their fish. 1t is safe to assume that
the department of state never enter
tanned an idea of renewing the treaty
Of Washington with the understanding
that cash indemnity was again to be
paid Great Britain for the right to en-
Joy inshore fisheries of Canada Sec
retary Bayard to-day said that he was
glad 70 note increasing interest mani
tested In the subject. He felt that the
people of the country outside OF Masss-
chusetts had never realized its i'm
pOrtance or appreciated the gravity Of
tho alternative left the administration,
declaration OF nop-intercoursc If il
Jailed to effect peaceable adjustment
OF the differencies between the United
States and Great Britain respecting
construction OF treaty rights OF our
fisherinen. 1t is doubtful, he said,
ii the interests of San Francisco in
maintaining her present source of coal
supply from British Columbia, aside
from the Importance of the great
Chicago business connections with
Canada, and of the vast trade that
GIBBS and flows across 1900 miles OF
our northern boundary do not exceed
tho interest OF Massachusetts, in re-
suits OF application of such an alter
native as commercial non-intercourse
Negotiations with Great Britain on
this subject are progressing, and the
secretary hopes that they will result
in harmonious and satisfactory under
standing between that country and
sthe United States.